Opening General Session: The Big Four: Setting an Agenda for Global Success

Opening General Session: The Big Four: Setting an Agenda for Global Success

Date of Event:

March 11th, 2014

Run Time:

8:45 - 10:45

Room Number:

Ballroom BC

Track:

General Sessions

Where the world’s big four satellite operators – Intelsat, SES, Eutelsat, and Telesat – go, the rest of the global satellite-enabled marketplace is bound to follow. The past year has been marked by significant fleet expansion, new strategic alliances, key acquisitions, an expansion in services offered, and other key milestones. The real challenge for The Big Four in the coming year and beyond is maintaining global leadership in the face of significant challenges from rapidly expanding telecommunications alternatives. How will The Big Four cope with terrestrial competition in the future? Also, with regional operator’s showing more ambition than ever before, how will this impact The Big Four in key growth markets such as Asia, Latin America, Africa? What disruptive technologies threaten the continued viability of communications via satellite? What will drive growth for the balance of this decade and beyond? Sponsored by Thales Alenia Space